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By Laura Klappenbach, About.com Guide to Animals / Wildlife since 2001

How Many Whales Where There Before Whaling?

Saturday July 26, 2003
In 1985, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) placed a controversial moratorium on whaling which banned the hunting of whales until their populations recovered to pre-whaling numbers. One subject on which Read More...

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